Unwanted interrogations
I really despise this. You reveal an ailment and get an interrogation in return. It doesn't matter how well you know the person, you just want to shut them up.Recently, when asked about my wrist brace, I said my usual 'its a combination of tendinitis, tennis elbow, RA and more'. These questions ensued:Have you had a cortisone injection? Yes, two.Do you take anti-inflammatories? YesDo go to PT? No but I go to a gym which is run by physical therapists. Do you take vitamin B6? Yes to shut them up (and then I went home and checked my vitamin bottle).Do you meditate? No but I knit and crochet and it has been shown to have the s...
Source: Caroline's Breast Cancer Blog - August 3, 2014 Category: Cancer Tags: ailments questions rudeness Source Type: blogs
On sickness and the power of Chinese herbal medicine
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Source: Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine - July 7, 2014 Category: Alternative Medicine Practitioners Authors: Guest Author Tags: Acupuncture, Herbs & Other modalities Source Type: blogs
On sickness and the power of Chinese herbal medicine
Founder’s Note : This is a guest post by third-year CCM student, Melinda Iglesias. Asalways, the guest posters love comments – so feel free to leave some below! I’m hoping to see more from Melinda in the future here on DH. In the meantime, you can find her on Twitter.
For three years prior to coming to school at NCNM, I managed a thriving acupuncture clinic. This experience was instructive and influential in my decision to study Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine. Throughout that time, I had the good fortune of witnessing first-hand scenarios ubiquitous to being a practitioner of Chinese medicine.
A favorit...
Source: Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine - July 7, 2014 Category: Alternative Medicine Practitioners Authors: Guest Author Tags: Acupuncture, Herbs & Other modalities Source Type: blogs
The fallout from the Senate’s Oz-fest: Defending the indefensible
It’s been three days since America’s quack, Dr. Mehmet Oz, had his posterior handed to him by a wily old prosecutor who is now a Senator, Claire McCaskill. The beauty of it is that, not only was Dr. Oz called, in essence, a liar to his face and not only was he called out for… (Source: Respectful Insolence)
Source: Respectful Insolence - June 20, 2014 Category: Surgery Authors: Orac Tags: Bioethics Complementary and alternative medicine Entertainment/culture Homeopathy Naturopathy Quackery Television acupuncture Claire McCaskill Jill Blakeway Mehmet Oz Mike Adams NaturalNews.com The Dr. Oz Show Source Type: blogs
The avoidable loneliness of our profession
At some point in your career in Chinese medicine, you’re going to be stopped cold by the sudden realization of how little you actually know.
What knowledge will you find yourself lacking? All of it, most likely. Some common themes? Acupuncture, Chinese herbs, diagnostics, patient management, various aspects of business, how to keep balance, how to run a practice when you’ve got so much work to do on yourself – the list goes on.
If not knowledge, then skill will be the missing piece. Or maybe a little of each. Or something else. Some nagging sense that all your ducks aren’t in a row, and you’re not qui...
Source: Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine - June 17, 2014 Category: Alternative Medicine Practitioners Authors: Eric Grey Tags: Community and Cultivation Source Type: blogs
The kudzu of quackademic medicine infiltrates the University of Florida
One of the themes of this blog since the very beginning of this blog is the threat to scientific medicine represented by a phenomenon that I like to call quackademic medicine. Although I did not coin the term, I frequently use the term and have done my best to popularize it among skeptics to describe… (Source: Respectful Insolence)
Source: Respectful Insolence - May 8, 2014 Category: Surgery Authors: Orac Tags: Complementary and alternative medicine Homeopathy Quackery acupuncture Art in Medicine program Irene Estores quackademic medicine Tina Mullen University of Florida Source Type: blogs
Battle of the Bulge: Olecranon Bursitis
Olecranon bursitis, also called baker’s or Popeye elbow, can be a painless or an irritating condition involving the bursa located near the proximal end of the ulna in the elbow over the olecranon. Normal bursae sacs generally are filled with a small amount of fluid, which helps the joint remain mobile. The sac can swell under the soft tissue from overuse or when the area sustains an injury from a bump or fall.
Normal bursae are usually small, but they can grow to be quite large, swollen, and occasionally even infected when they become irritated or inflamed. The swelling is obvious because the space in this area is lim...
Source: The Procedural Pause - May 6, 2014 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
Battle of the Bulge: Olecranon Bursitis
Olecranon bursitis, also called baker’s or Popeye elbow, can be a painless or an irritating condition involving the bursa located near the proximal end of the ulna in the elbow over the olecranon. Normal bursae sacs generally are filled with a small amount of fluid, which helps the joint remain mobile. The sac can swell under the soft tissue from overuse or when the area sustains an injury from a bump or fall.
Normal bursae are usually small, but they can grow to be quite large, swollen, and occasionally even infected when they become irritated or inflamed. The swelling is obvious because the space in this area is l...
Source: The Procedural Pause - May 6, 2014 Category: Emergency Medicine Tags: Blog Posts Source Type: blogs
An herbal medicine clinic at the Cleveland Clinic: Quackademia triumphant
I don’t recall if I’ve ever mentioned my connection with the Cleveland Clinic Foundation (CCF). I probably have, but just don’t remember it. Longtime readers might recall that I did my general surgery training at Case Western Reserve University at University Hospitals of Cleveland. Indeed, I did my PhD there as well in the Department… (Source: Respectful Insolence)
Source: Respectful Insolence - April 24, 2014 Category: Surgery Authors: Orac Tags: Clinical trials Complementary and alternative medicine Homeopathy Naturopathy Quackery acupuncture Cleveland Clinic Galicia Roofener quackademic medicine traditional Chinese medicine Source Type: blogs
On the hazards of significance testing. Part 2: the false discovery rate, or how not to make a fool of yourself with P values
What follows is a simplified version of part of a paper that will shortly be submitted. If you find anything wrong, or obscure, please email me. Be vicious: it will improve the eventual paper.
It’s a follow-up to my very first paper, which was written in 1959 – 60, while I was a fourth year undergraduate.(the history is in a recent blog). I hope this one is better.
‘". . . before anything was known of Lydgate’s skill, the judgements on it had naturally been divided, depending on a sense of likelihood, situated perhaps in the pit of the stomach, or in the pineal gland, and differing in its...
Source: DC's goodscience - March 24, 2014 Category: Professors and Educators Authors: David Colquhoun Tags: false discovery rate statistics Bayesian P values significance Source Type: blogs
On the hazards of significance testing. Part 2: the false discovery rate, or how not to make a fool of yourself with P values
Jump to follow-up
What follows is a simplified version of part of a paper that has now appeared as a preprint on arXiv. If you find anything wrong, or obscure, please email me. Be vicious: it will improve the eventual paper.
The paper has now appeared in the new Royal Society Open Science journal. There is a comments section at the end of the paper, for discussion. The first comment is from me, a correction of a typo that was spotted within hours. Luckily it’s pretty obvious.
It’s a follow-up to my very first paper, which was written in 1959 – 60, while I was a fourth year undergraduate (the history is ...
Source: DC's goodscience - March 24, 2014 Category: Science Authors: David Colquhoun Tags: false discovery rate statistics Bayesian P values significance Source Type: blogs
How Writing Helped Me Conquer Real-Life Anxiety
Anxiety, or mental unease, can be seen as the crying out of the internal artist: Let me out! Let me speak!
~ Frances Krsinich
My path toward healing from anxiety has not been easy or straightforward. I tried many different avenues, from traditional therapy and medication to acupuncture and herbs. But it wasn’t until I turned to the written word that I was finally able to conquer the everyday angst of ongoing anxiety.
The healing first started by simply reading about it. I devoured many self-help books on the subject, including Lucinda Bassett’s From Panic to Power, finally understanding that I wasn’t the only person ...
Source: World of Psychology - March 23, 2014 Category: Psychiatrists and Psychologists Authors: Tracy Shawn, MA Tags: Anxiety and Panic Creativity Disorders General Mental Health and Wellness Personal Creative Writing Fiction fiction writing Journaling Lucinda Bassett Novel Source Type: blogs
I bow to my teacher: Fuzi, a topical herb?
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Source: Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine - March 21, 2014 Category: Alternative Medicine Practitioners Authors: Guest Author Tags: Acupuncture, Herbs & Other modalities Source Type: blogs
I bow to my teacher: Fuzi, a topical herb?
Founder’s note: This is a guest post by NCNM student Yedidya Tabanpour, who writes quite glibly aboutvarious topics at his blog, and can also be found on Twitter. Comments are appreciated on guest posts!
Initial Exposure
Each moment signifies an encounter or lack there of that spirals into pinnacles of movement. And, every movement a person makes is part of a larger healing transformation. Whether an encounter feels like smooth sailing or just back breaking labor, pay no heed. The real significance is the deeper eruption of meaning that concludes the passing of said event and that which carries on to the next pinna...
Source: Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine - March 21, 2014 Category: Alternative Medicine Practitioners Authors: Guest Author Tags: Acupuncture, Herbs & Other modalities Source Type: blogs
Deepest Health Podcast 31 – Chinese medicine in veterinary practice : Interview with Dr. Neal Sivula, DVM, PhD
Today on the podcast, I have the pleasure of introducing my very favorite veterinarian to the Chinese Medicine Central community.
Neal Sivula is a long-time reader and student of Chinese Medicine Central, but that’s the least of his many distinctions! He founded and practices at Dancing Paws Animal Wellness Center in Richfield, OH, and has a number of distinctions you can read all about over at his about me site.
He has helped the classical Chinese medicine message reach a wider audience by helping me be accepted to speak at the Midwest Veterinary Conference two years in a row and I’ll be joining him here in P...
Source: Deepest Health: Exploring Classical Chinese Medicine - March 19, 2014 Category: Alternative Medicine Practitioners Authors: Eric GreyEric Grey Tags: Podcast Source Type: blogs
